Brighton qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after defeating Newcastle 2-1 away at St James' Park on Sunday. Alexander Isak opened the scoring for Brighton in the 22nd minute, Yankuba Minteh equalized in the 44th minute, and Danny Welbeck sealed the victory in extra time.
Newcastle scored a second goal through Fabian Schär, but it was disallowed by VAR due to offside. Both teams played with one man down in the 30 added minutes following the expulsions of Anthony Gordon and Tariq Lamptey.
Isak, pursued by Barcelona, was active throughout the match and scored from the penalty spot after a foul on Tino Livramento. In the 32nd minute, he scored again but it was ruled offside.
Despite Newcastle's pressure, Brighton managed to level the game, and Minteh equalized before halftime after a great team play. In extra time, Welbeck scored the winning goal after an excellent play from Solly March.
In the quarter-finals, Brighton will face West Ham on March 10 at 17:00, while in the Premier League they will play against Fulham on March 8 at 12:00, corresponding to the twenty-eighth matchday.
